New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains

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The New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains is a broad, submerged continental region east of New Zealand that stands shallower than the surrounding deep ocean floor.

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New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic province ⓘ
submerged continental plateau ⓘ
associatedWith New Zealand microcontinent ⓘ
bathymetricFeatureClass continental plateau ⓘ
borderedBy abyssal plains ⓘ
contrastedWith oceanic crust of surrounding abyssal plains ⓘ
distinguishedBy broad areal extent ⓘ
shallower bathymetry than abyssal plains ⓘ
submerged continental nature ⓘ
elevationRelativeToAbyssalPlains shallower ⓘ
formedBy continental crust ⓘ
geomorphologicalType broad submarine plateau ⓘ
hasGeologicalOrigin continental rifting and subsidence ⓘ
locatedEastOf New Zealand ⓘ
locatedIn Southwest Pacific Ocean ⓘ
oceanographicContext South Pacific abyssal plains ⓘ
partOf Southwest Pacific seafloor morphology ⓘ
Zealandia continent ⓘ
relatedTo Zealandia breakup from Gondwana ⓘ
relativeWaterDepth shallower than adjacent deep ocean basins ⓘ
seafloorDepthRelativeToAbyssalPlains less deep ⓘ
studiedIn marine geology ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ
supports distinct marine habitats compared to abyssal plains ⓘ
topographicExpression elevated above surrounding deep ocean floor ⓘ

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Chatham Rise → separates → New Zealand Plateau from abyssal plains ⓘ